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By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com There is no job to small or complex for people to pitch in and get it done to bring East Texans the Texas Shakespeare Festival. More ... Solid waste related grant funding available for 14 county region Kilgore, TX (June 20, 2008) - Local governments and special districts have the opportunity to receive grant funds from the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) funded by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). More ... Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi river By BETSY TAYLOR Associated Press Writer WINFIELD, Mo. (AP) _ The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy. More ... Clinton, Obama could use each other's help By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hillary Rodham Clinton needs Barack Obama's donors to help retire her sizable debt. Obama, who's forgoing public funds for the general election, could use her donors to boost his ample fundraising. More ... Foster dad of alleged sex club victims arrested TYLER, Texas (AP) _ A foster parent awarded custody of three young siblings allegedly forced into sex at swinger parties has been accused of sexually abusing a child in California in the 1990s. More ... Rice trip comes amid signs of North Korea cooperation By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heads to Asia next week amid signs of an imminent breakthrough in efforts to get North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons and bring a formal end to the Korean War. More ... Record number of Japanese elderly kill themselves over poor health, money woes By SHINO YUASA Associated Press Writer TOKYO (AP) - The number of elderly Japanese killing themselves surged 9 percent to a record high last year, fueled by mounting health and economic worries among seniors in a rapidly aging society, the government said Thursday. More ... Grand jury in Texas polygamist sect case to meet this week AUSTIN (AP) _ A grand jury in West Texas will begin taking testimony next week in a criminal investigation of a polygamist sect raided earlier this year, according to newspaper reports. More ... Fredonia to hold high school reunion The Fredonia High School planning committee is preparing for a school reunion June 27-29. The reunion will begin with a reception at Elderville Community Center Friday evening, June 27, from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Reunion families are invited. Refreshments will be served. The community center is at... More ... Ron Paul says campaign to 'shift gears' By KELLEY SHANNON AP Political Writer HOUSTON (AP) - Maverick Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Thursday night he is officially ending his campaign but that he'll keep spreading his message as he tries to help elect libertarian-leaning Republicans to offices around the country. More ... |
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